FIX Software Center Crash Error SCNotification Has Stopped Working | SCCM | ConfigMgr

Learn How to FIX Software Center Crash and Error SCNotification Has Stopped Working issue on Windows 10 or Windows 11 or Server 2016. Let’s check what you can do when you see the following error continuously.

We have seen this issue when opening the software center, and it crashes with the below error. Is this issue happening with Windows 10 devices? How to fix this annoying issue and make end-users happy 🙂

What is the real issue? – Software Center Crash Error SCNotification Has Stopped Working

In general, we reinstall Configuration Manager or SCCM client Agent, Check WMI Repository including permission, Check DCOM, Check VC++, and Check if distributed transaction coordinator Service is started at the client end.

In rare cases, we have seen after validating the above components, that this issue got resolved. But in most cases, we still see the problem persists.

Cause: This Software Center Crash issue arises when the DOT NET instance installed in the server is corrupted.

Solution | FIX – FIX Software Center Crash

Let’s see how to FIX Software Center Crash Error SCNotification Has Stopped Working | SCCM | ConfigMgr. Now let’s try fixing the Software Center crashing issue.

• Repair all the installed versions of DOT NET on this server.

• Download netfxrepair.exe and Run netfxrepair.exe /p.

This will give you a GUI-based window so you can monitor the repair progress. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30135

Copy machine.config.default and machine.config file from a working machine

Paste to the following location “C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Config” and “C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Config”

Permit both the files for domain users. Now try opening the Software Center to see if it works. Still, the same issue then reboots the server once.

Resources

• Install SCCM Client Manually Using Command Line
• How to Build Configuration Manager Technical Preview LAB |SCCM 2002.2

Author

My name is Deepak Rai, and I am a Technical Lead on SCCM and Intune with more than 14 years of experience in IT. My main domain is SCCM (AKA ConfigMgr, CB, MECM, etc.), Intune, and Azure (Runbooks). I have worked on several platforms (Active Directory, Exchange, Veritas NETBACKUP, Symantec Backup Exec, NDMP devices Like Netapp, EMC Data Domain, Quantum using Backup Exec 2010 and 2012, HP storage works 4048 MSL G3, Data Deduplication related troubleshooting.) in these 13 years but at last ended up to the technology from which I started as IT Engineer (SCCM).